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#BA2AAA

#ba2aaa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba2aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 16.47% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.42% magenta, 8.6% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 306.67°, with 63.16% saturation and 44.71% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 7.28.

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Relative luminance0.15

Complementary

  1. #ba2aaa
  2. #2aba3a

Split complementary

  1. #ba2aaa
  2. #62ba2a
  3. #2aba82

Analogous

  1. #822aba
  2. #ba2aaa
  3. #ba2a62

Triadic

  1. #ba2aaa
  2. #aaba2a
  3. #2aaaba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2aaa
  2. #ba3a2a
  3. #2aba3a
  4. #2aaaba

Square

  1. #ba2aaa
  2. #ba822a
  3. #2aba3a
  4. #2a62ba

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0e38
  2. #7c1c71
  3. #ba2aaa
  4. #d957cb
  5. #e796de

Shades

#ba2aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2aaa
  2. #a72699
  3. #952288
  4. #821d77
  5. #701966
  6. #5d1555
  7. #4a1144
  8. #380d33
  9. #250822
  10. #130411
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2aaa
  2. #c13fb3
  3. #c855bb
  4. #cf6ac4
  5. #d67fcc
  6. #dd95d5
  7. #e3aadd
  8. #eabfe6
  9. #f1d4ee
  10. #f8eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2aaa
  2. #b433a6
  3. #ae3ba2
  4. #a9449d
  5. #a34c99
  6. #9d5595
  7. #975e91
  8. #91668d
  9. #8c6f88
  10. #867784
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925989 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #235fad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d73a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c33a69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d4fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c5ea8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf3488 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba2aaa {
  color: #ba2aaa;
}
Background
.bg-ba2aaa {
  background-color: #ba2aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba2aaa {
  border: 2px solid #ba2aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 42 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2aaa, #ba2a62);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 42 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.28 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.09 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.40 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.06 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.68 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.54 #45d555 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Purpureus
#ba2aaa  rgb(186, 42, 170)  hsl(307, 63%, 45%)  Purpureus
#2aba3a  rgb(42, 186, 58)  hsl(127, 63%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#aaba2a  rgb(170, 186, 42)  hsl(67, 63%, 45%)  Apple Green
#2aaaba  rgb(42, 170, 186)  hsl(187, 63%, 45%)  Cadet Blue